State and Country Technology Emphasis Report, Corporate Patenting Utility Patent Grants Calendar Years 2003 and 2013

Technology Emphasis As Determined By USPTO Patent Class

Listing of Technology Classes Receiving
1
or More Utility Patents During the 1999 to 2013 Period
Originating From

ILLINOIS

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )
( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( a class in which 200 or more patents were granted in 2013 is identified with a 'Y' in the 'Active Class' column )
( a higher activity index indicates a higher technology emphasis; table is sorted by descending 2013 Activity Index )

This table includes counts and activity indexes that display technology emphasis by technology class and calendar year. Counts are for utility patents originating from the selected region.

Class

Class Title

Active Class

Activity Index 2003

Activity Index 2013

Activity Index 1999 to 2003

Activity Index 2004 to 2008

Activity Index 2009 to 2013

Selected Patents 2003

Selected Patents 2013

Selected Patents 1999 to 2003

Selected Patents 2004 to 2008

Selected Patents 2009 to 2013

ALL PATENTS 2003

ALL PATENTS 2013

ALL PATENTS 1999 to 2003

ALL PATENTS 2004 to 2008

ALL PATENTS 2009 to 2013

213

Railway Draft Appliances

26.64

20.53

12.80

20.67

15.64

2

8

16

14

20

4

24

59

38

78

413

Sheet Metal Container Making

5.33

15.40

4.60

6.01

8.13

1

1

4

3

2

10

4

41

28

15

305

Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles

5.46

14.78

13.52

5.61

10.09

4

6

49

13

22

39

25

171

130

133

585

Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds

Y

7.61

11.65

6.69

6.48

10.81

23

70

155

105

251

161

370

1093

909

1416

111

Planting

13.95

10.71

11.60

15.27

18.44

11

8

45

58

65

42

46

183

213

215

232

Deposit and Collection Receptacles

0.00

10.27

1.57

0.97

6.26

0

1

1

1

4

4

6

30

58

39

190

Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage

8.52

9.48

5.33

9.82

7.74

4

2

13

14

8

25

13

115

80

63

453

Coin Handling

6.46

9.48

5.65

1.44

3.66

4

2

14

2

3

33

13

117

78

50

047

Plant Husbandry

27.59

9.12

15.61

12.89

5.13

58

16

175

51

37

112

108

529

222

440

337

Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches

4.34

9.12

3.79

4.81

9.65

7

4

25

18

31

86

27

311

210

196

225

Severing by Tearing or Breaking

0.00

8.80

0.00

1.21

4.48

0

2

0

2

5

23

14

100

93

68

460

Crop Threshing or Separating

20.21

8.80

12.12

17.03

12.28

11

2

37

51

30

29

14

144

168

149

470

Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus

0.00

8.80

5.66

2.20

4.52

0

1

6

2

2

10

7

50

51

27

208

Mineral Oils: Processes and Products

Y

2.96

8.37

5.61

4.48

7.07

8

31

110

51

119

144

228

925

639

1027

023

Chemistry: Physical Processes

7.61

8.21

1.07

5.43

3.75

1

2

1

3

4

7

15

44

31

65

144

Woodworking

0.89

8.03

0.89

2.41

4.69

1

3

6

10

20

60

23

318

233

260

194

Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms

4.53

7.35

3.39

6.19

6.23

4

8

20

18

28

47

67

278

163

274

172

Earth Working

5.03

7.16

7.24

4.35

10.41

5

10

50

19

57

53

86

326

245

334

383

Flexible Bags

6.46

7.04

3.44

10.28

7.40

8

8

28

46

33

66

70

384

251

272

083

Cutting

2.10

6.88

1.82

2.56

4.90

8

22

41

38

73

203

197

1063

832

908

402

Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet

2.80

6.48

3.68

6.04

2.57

1

2

11

7

4

19

19

141

65

95

412

Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus

2.54

6.48

0.90

1.02

3.85

1

2

2

1

7

21

19

105

55

111

463

Amusement Devices: Games

Y

2.95

6.46

1.95

3.21

5.46

22

168

54

92

456

397

1602

1306

1610

5093

322

Electricity: Single Generator Systems

0.00

6.37

2.42

3.70

8.06

0

6

10

19

39

34

58

195

288

295

800

Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes